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☆ Canada removes coach Bev Priestman for Olympics after learning of more drone use against opponents
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Canada removed women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman from the team for the rest of the Olympics on Friday morning in Paris after learning of drone use against opponents that predates this summer’s Games. Priestman did not coach against New Zealand after a staff member for Canada was caught flying a drone over New Zealand’s training session on Monday. “Over the past 24 hours, additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue said in a statement. On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee said that it discovered a separate drone incident at New Zealand training on July 19. The committee said Canada Soccer staff would also undergo “mandatory ethics training.”A FIFA representative and a representative for Priestman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Bev Priestman, Priestman, Kevin Blue, Andy Spence, Joseph Lombardi, Jasmine Mander, Lombardi, ”, Loic Venance Organizations: Canada, New, New Zealand, Priestman, Olympics, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canada Soccer, women’s, team, Paris, Soccer, Paris Games, Olympic, Ferns, Canadian, COC, FIFA, Getty Locations: Paris, New Zealand, Canada, Saint, France, AFP

☆ Coco Gauff still can’t wrap her head around the honor of being Team USA’s flagbearer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gauff will serve as flag bearer alongside basketball superstar LeBron James – a role she has yet to truly wrap her mind around. “I don’t know when I’m going to meet him, but I’m already stressed about it really,” Gauff told CNN’s Coy Wire. She’s one of the faces of Team USA in Paris and says she’s finding the experience a little bizarre. “It took a while for it to sink in, (it still hasn’t really) sunken in,” Gauff told Wire just hours ahead of her big moment. “So many people are coming up to say congratulations, not just from Team USA but from other sports and countries as well.

Persons: Paris CNN — Coco Gauff, LeBron James –, ” Gauff, CNN’s Coy, “ I’ve, There’s, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, she’s, Wire, Gauff, “ Organizations: Paris CNN, Summer, Paris Games, Tokyo Games, Team USA, USA Locations: USA, Paris, “

☆ The USWNT kicks off in France as a team in transition – and one that’s looking to make a point
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We want to make this environment comfortable, but also know, you know, what the standard is – you’re here for a reason,” said Lindsey Horan, the midfielder who serves as the team’s captain. And we want to get back to being the best in the world.”“So, we need those players. It was arguably Hayes’ first tough decision as the manager of the women’s team after coming on board in late 2023 following a successful decade-plus at Chelsea FC in London. Even still, she is finding it easier than anticipated to get her team to come together. I cannot finish the ball for players, but I can certainly coach to put players in positions.”

Persons: Emma Hayes, ”, Lindsey Horan, “, that’s, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher, Hayes, Alex Morgan, Hayes ’, “ I’ve, Sam Coffey, Coffey, It’s, – Hayes, ” Hayes, It’ll, Mallory Swanson, who’s, Swanson, ” Swanson, it’s, Morgan, Smith, Rodman, Horan, –, Carli Lloyd, Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, I’m Organizations: Paris CNN —, US, National Team, Costa, Paris Games, Zambia, Stade de Nice, Chelsea FC, US women’s, USA, American, flailing Locations: Washington , DC, Costa Rica, France, Tokyo, Australia, New Zealand, Nice, London, Zambia

☆ Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. hopes, schedule and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Zack Pierce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

ET) W 100m fly W 100m fly semis (2:30 p.m.) W 400m free M 400m free (2:42 p.m.) M 100m breast W 400m free (2:52 p.m.) M 400m free M 100m breast semis (3:12 p.m.) W 4x100m free W 4x100m free (3:34 p.m.) M 4x100m free M 4x100m free (3:44 p.m.) July 28 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 200m free M 400 IM (2:30 p.m.) M 400m IM W 100m fly (2:40 p.m.) W 100m breast M 200m free semis (2:46 p.m.) M 100m back W 100m breast semis (3:10 p.m.) W 200m free M 100m back semis (3:32 p.m.) M 100m breast (3:44 p.m.) W 200m free semis (3:50 p.m.) July 29 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 200m fly M 100m free semis (2:30 p.m.) M 100m free M 200m fly semis (2:42 p.m.) W 1,500m free W 100m back (2:56 p.m.) W 100m free M 800m free (3:02 p.m.) M 200m breast W 100m free semis (3:25 p.m.) M 4x200m free M 200m breast semis (3:47 p.m.) M 4x200m free (4:01 p.m.) July 31 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) W 200m breast W 100m free (2:30 p.m.) M 200m back M 200m fly (2:36 p.m.) W 200m fly W 200m fly semis (2:43 p.m.) W 1,500m free (3:07 p.m.) M 200m back semis (3:37 p.m.) W 200m breast semis (3:51 p.m.) M 200m breast (4:15 p.m.) M 100m free (4:22 p.m.) Aug. 1 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 100m fly M 50m free (2:30 p.m.) W 200m IM W 200m back (2:30 p.m.) W 800m free M 200m IM (2:43 p.m.) Mixed 4x100m medley M 100m fly semis (3 p.m.) W 200m IM semis (3:22 p.m.) Aug. 3 Heats Semis/finals (approx.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Dressel, Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, Lilly King, Simone Manuel, Torri Huske, Alex Walsh, Katie Grimes, Grimes, Bobby Finke, Chase, Ryan Murphy, Kieran Smith, Thomas Heilman, Chris Guiliano, There’s, Ariarne, Summer McIntosh, Ledecky, McIntosh, Titmus, Erika Fairweather, Fairweather, swimming’s, Maddie Meyer Organizations: U.S ., Olympic, Paris La Défense, NBC, Telemundo, Universo, USA, U.S, Ledecky, Notre Dame, didn’t, June’s U.S Locations: Paris, Tokyo, USA, Chase Kalisz, East Germany, Ledecky

☆ The evolution of Katie Ledecky: As Olympics near, U.S. star comes full circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Katie Ledecky’s first question was quintessential Katie: Hey, I’m coming home to Maryland for a few days in May. And he watched 27-year-old Katie Ledecky work the room, taking photos with those who asked and speaking with people from all walks of life. The little girl who once dressed up as Katie Ledecky for Halloween qualified to be part of the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay with her. Katie Ledecky, right, embraces Erin Gemmell after the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials. Katie Ledecky shows off her gold medal from the 800-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Persons: Bruce Gemmell, Katie Ledecky’s, Katie, I’m, you’d, ” Gemmell, “, ‘, Joe Biden, Gemmell, Biden, Katie Ledecky, Nancy Pelosi, it’s, ”, Erin, Ledecky, she’d, Erin Gemmell, Gemmell’s, Sarah Stier, She’s, ” Erin, It’s, Andrew, Erin can’t, can’t, Erin isn’t, she’s, ” Bruce Gemmell, ” Ledecky, Alex Shackell, Claire Weinstein, Katie Grimes, Larisa Latynina, Summer McIntosh, She’ll, Oli Scarff, doesn’t, you’re, I’ve, Yuri Suguiyama, That’s, London …, Eamonn Dalton, Al Bello Organizations: Paris, London Olympics, Rio Games, U.S . Olympic, Olympic, U.S, Team USA, Los Angeles Olympics, Paris Games, Tokyo, Getty, London Locations: Maryland, Delaware, London, Indianapolis, Paris, North Carolina, Croatia, Soviet Union, Australia, AFP, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Shoko Miyata: Japanese gymnast withdraws from Olympic Games after smoking and drinking alcohol
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Shoko Miyata, the captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team, has withdrawn from Paris 2024 after allegedly breaking the team’s code of conduct by smoking and drinking alcohol, according to the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA). The legal smoking and drinking age in Japan is 20 and the JGA’s code of conduct prohibits gymnasts from doing either during team activities, regardless of age. Nishimura said that one incident of smoking took place “in a private place at a certain location in Tokyo” and a separate incident of drinking took place “in a room in the Athlete Village of the National Training Center.”“She engaged in smoking and drinking due to numerous pressures from the competitive targets that had been set,” Nishimura added. Miyata, who won bronze on the balance beam at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, was due to captain Japan’s women’s team of debut Olympians. The country’s women’s team is trying to win its first team medal since the 1964 Tokyo Games.

Persons: Shoko Miyata, Japan’s, Miyata, ”, Kenji Nishimura, Nishimura, ” Nishimura, Japan’s women’s, Tadashi Fujita, It’s Organizations: CNN, Japanese Gymnastics Association, National Training Center, Gymnastics Association Locations: Japan, Tokyo

☆ Team USA has owned the Olympic swimming pool — is that about to change in Paris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Its anthem played, over and over again, as the Americans received their gold medals atop the podium. AdvertisementU.S. swimmers have won the overall medal count and the gold medal count so often over the years that it almost has been taken for granted. Heading into the Paris Games, the Australians will be favored to win the most gold medals in the pool. Of the nine swimmers who won multiple individual gold medals, Katie Ledecky was the only American swimmer to do so. Still, USA Swimming president and CEO Tim Hinchey III has said the organization’s goal is to win the total medal count and the gold medal count.

Persons: Michael Phelps, wasn’t, Todd DeSorbo, we’ve, —, ”, Cate Campbell, ” Campbell, Katie Ledecky, Bob Bowman, Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel, Sarah Stier, Campbell, Phelps, he’d, we’ll, ” Phelps, Mollie O’Callaghan, Dressel, he’s, Bobby Finke, Ryan Murphy, Gretchen Walsh, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Walsh, Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Maggie Mac Neil, Summer McIntosh, Zhang Yufei, Douglass, McIntosh, McKeown, Alex Walsh, breaststroker Lilly King, Katie Grimes, breaststrokers Nic Fink, Matt Fallon, Carson Foster, Frenchman, Léon Marchand, Ryan Lochte, Ledecky, Lochte, Tim Hinchey, ” DeSorbo, “ We’re, Dan Goldfarb, Tom Pennington, Al Bello Organizations: Paris Games, Team USA, ” Count, “, Australia’s, NBC, Ledecky, Games Locations: Barcelona, Tokyo, United States, East Germany, Fukuoka, Japan, Paris, U.S, “ Australia, China, Britain, Rio de Janeiro, Ledecky, USA, Croatia

☆ Flavor Flav says he felt like an Olympian as he sports official US water polo cap in pool with women’s team
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rapper, reality TV star, and entrepreneur Flavor Flav has joined the US women’s water polo team in the pool for a splash about ahead of this summer’s Olympics. The musician donned swim shorts and an official USA Water Polo cap – removing his trademark clock medallion poolside – as he chanted “USA, USA” before getting into the water on Tuesday. Flav, who recently signed a sponsorship deal to be the “official Hype Man for USA Water Polo Women’s and Men’s National Teams,” said he felt like an Olympian wearing the cap. “It’s great because what water polo needs, and what a lot of these niche sports need, is someone to open the door to our sport. Like other sports, water polo can struggle to attract audiences outside the spotlight of the Olympics, which only come around once every four years.

Persons: Flav, ”, Maggie Steffens, Steffens, “, ” Steffens, Water Polo Steffens Organizations: CNN, Water, USA Water Polo, Men’s, Famer, CNN Sport Locations: USA, Instagram, Paris

☆ Euro 2024: Meet the man behind the Dutch dance craze sweeping the tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A dance tune with two simple instructions and involving thousands of bouncing, orange-clad soccer fans has gone viral at this year’s European Championships. Prompted by the song, fans link arms and jump to the left. It might sound straightforward enough, but the sight of thousands of fans dressed in orange dancing and singing in unison while walking to the game has been something to behold at Euro 2024. Ahead of the Netherlands’ group game against France, Kemps went to Leipzig to help entertain the Dutch fans before the match started. While Dutch people have sung and danced to the song for years, Kemps says fans of Dutch soccer started adopting it after the women’s team won the European Championship in 2017.

Persons: ‘ Snollebollekes ’, “, Snollebollekes, Rob Kemps, Kemps, ”, John MacDougall, doesn’t, he’s, –, Max Verstappen, ” Kemps, ” Rob Kemps, Berk, Guido Pauw, Pauw, it’s, Gareth Southgate’s Organizations: CNN, Dutch national, Turkey, Sunday, Berlin Police, CNN Sport, Getty, France, Tour de France, ‘, ’, England, Dortmund Locations: Leipzig, Holland, Germany, Netherlands, Dutch, Utrecht, Dortmund, Spain

☆ Simone Biles qualifies for a third Olympics after dominating US Olympic Gymnastic Trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Reigning world champion Simone Biles will become the fourth American woman gymnast to compete in three Olympic Games after placing first in the all-around competition at the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday in Minneapolis. Biles started her night on the vault, posting a score of 15.500. Her second rotation of the night - the uneven bars - showed Biles’ consistency, as she finished with a score of 14.200. Like on night one of the competition, Biles was shaky on the beam - her third rotation. In Paris, Biles’ first opportunity to add to her haul of seven Olympic medals will be the women’s team final on July 30, two days before the all-around final.

Persons: Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Biles, Biles dazzled, Jonathan Owens, Biles ’, Asher Hong, Stephen Nedoroscik, Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Khoi Young, Shane Wiskus Organizations: CNN, Reigning, Olympic, Target, NFL, Chicago Bears, Tokyo Games, Paris Olympics Locations: American, Minneapolis, Paris, Khoi

☆ How the Seattle Storm became the highest valued WNBA franchise of all time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

‘Price tickets competitively’A rower and Olympic silver medalist in the sport, Gilder was living in Seattle and a Storm season-ticket holder when the Storm and the NBA’s SuperSonics were sold to businessman Clay Bennett in 2006. Oklahoma was not going to care about a women’s team,” Gilder explains. Now, the Storm is the WNBA’s most valuable team after it was valued at $151 million in 2023. Leah Millis/ReutersThis year, former Storm player Sue Bird – one of the sport’s greats – joined the ownership group after playing her entire 19-year WNBA career with the team. Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder poses for a photo on May 18, 2022.

Persons: CNN —, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Ginny Gilder, Gilder, Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, Damian Lillard, ‘ Price, Clay Bennett, Bennett, So Gilder, Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, Anne Levinson, “, Seattle Storm Anne Levinson, Terrence Vaccaro, ” Gilder, you’ve, Biden, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, Leah Millis, –, “ We’ve, ”, we’d, Ted S, Warren Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Seattle Storm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Storm, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA’s SuperSonics, Microsoft, CNN Sport, White, White House, Reuters, Yale Locations: Seattle, Oklahoma, Seattle , Washington, Washington , U.S, –

☆ Afghanistan enjoys historic run to T20 World Cup semifinals: ‘Cricket is the only source of happiness back home’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ben Morse | Masoud Popalzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Afghanistan fans celebrate the team's win against Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup. Gurbaz is the leading run scorer at the T20 World Cup. “That Afghanistan team got into the semis for the first time,” the 25-year-old told the International Cricket Council (ICC) website. It’s an unbelievable feeling.”Khan (middle) celebrates the dismissal of India's Rishabh Pant at the T20 World Cup. And in a statement posted online, the Afghanistan Cricket Board expressed its “disappointment” towards Australia’s decision and “reiterates its stance on neutral and politics-free cricket across the globe.”

Persons: – couldn’t, Ashraf Ghani, Mullah Amir Muttaqi, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, Rashid Khan, ” Khan, cramp, Jonathan Trott, Ricardo Mazalan, Raees Ahmadzai, Khan –, Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ramon Espinosa, Trott, Khan, Nabi, Noor Ahmad –, bamboozled, Gurbaz, “, ”, India's Rishabh Pant, Randy Brooks, Barney Ronay, Suhail Shaheen, ” Shaheen Organizations: CNN, Pakistan, Afghanistan Cricket Board, Bangladesh, AFP, Getty, Australia, Afghan national cricket team, International Cricket Council, ICC, Afghanistan, United, Guardian, ACB, FIFA, International Olympic Committee Locations: Australia, Afghanistan, Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Bangladesh, “, AFP, Taliban, United States, Doha

☆ ‘On the roadsides there were shot up cars where people had been killed’: This athlete faced war, death and destruction on her journey to Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Ukraine women’s team was then invited to live and train in a safe environment by their Japanese colleagues, where they spent a fortnight in June 2023. The Ukraine women’s team also spent another two months in the US, where they were hosted by local universities. A view shows residential buildings destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022. Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersDifficult training conditionsThe conditions under which the athletes have prepared for the Paris Olympics affected the team’s results. For Kolyadenko, getting a license and preparing for the Paris Olympics was more difficult than for any other competition in her career.

Persons: Iryna, “, ” Kolyadenko, ”, Oleksandr Klymenko, Matviy Bidnyi, Olga Kharlan, wouldn’t, Kolyadenko, Iryna Kolyadenko, Svitlana Vlasova, rappelling, Volodymyr Evonov, ” Evonov, –, Evonov, Valentyn Ogirenko, – Kolyadenko, Oksana Livach –, Bidnyi Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Paris Olympics, Russian, CNN, Reuters, Ukrainian Ministry of Sport, Paris Games, Paris, Tata, Tokyo, Ukrainian, Olympics, Ministry of Sports Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Dmytrivka, Kyiv region, Paris, Russian, Turkey, Kolyadenko, “, Kherson, Crimea, Irpin, Kharkiv

☆ Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge barring her from elite women’s swimming races
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost her challenge against the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Switzerland — the world’s top court in matters of sporting fairness — to overturn the rules of World Aquatics that prevent transgender women from competing in women’s divisions. The ruling excludes transgender women who underwent male puberty, like Thomas, from participating in women’s races. By 2021, Thomas met the NCAA hormone therapy requirements to swim on Penn’s women’s team and did so for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Thomas called the CAS decision “deeply disappointing” in a statement from her legal team, according to Athlete Ally. Last year, the governing bodies for track and field as well as cycling ruled that transgender women could not compete in women’s events.

Persons: Lia Thomas, Thomas, Thomas ’, Ally, ”, Austin Killips, Mike Comer Organizations: Aquatics, University of Pennsylvania, NCAA, Cycling Union Locations: Switzerland, Berlin, Toronto

☆ Sam Kerr signs contract extension at Chelsea… but not before giving fans a minor scare
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Rebecca Hall | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Soccer star Sam Kerr has signed a new contract with current Women’s Super League (WSL) champion Chelsea, the club announced Thursday, but not before giving her fans a minor scare. According to BBC Sport, it was Kerr’s idea to tease the fans around the news of the contract extension. Kerr has become one of the best players in women's soccer. Former Chelsea manager Hayes had made it her mission to convince Kerr to move to the WSL club back in 2019. Sonia Bompastor’s recent arrival as the new Chelsea manager marks a new era in west London, but retaining Kerr will help steady the ship.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Emma Hayes, Kerr, Chelsea, ”, Alexander Canillas, Aitana Bonmati, Ballon, Hayes, Sonia Bompastor’s Organizations: CNN — Soccer, Super League, Chelsea, US, BBC, Chicago Red Stars, Champions League, Blues Locations: London, soccer, Barcelona

☆ Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge of rules barring her from elite women’s races
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Steve Almasy | Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Thomas, 25, had in January filed legal paperwork against World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body based in Switzerland, for its policy that restricts transgender athletes from competing in most elite women’s aquatics competitions. It also said national federations don’t have the authority to modify the application of a world governing body’s rules. Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/AP/FileA few months later World Aquatics ratified its updated gender policy, which went into effect in March 2023, according to the 24-page arbitral award. USA Swimming is the national governing body for swimmers and a member of World Aquatics. In May 2022, Thomas told ABC’s Juju Chang, “It’s been a goal of mine to just swim at an Olympic trials for a very long time and I would love to see that through.”

Persons: Lia Thomas, Thomas ’, Thomas, Rich von Biberstein, ABC’s Juju Chang, “ It’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Sport, Aquatics, don’t, University of Pennsylvania, NCAA Locations: Switzerland, Berlin

☆ Caitlin Clark excluded from USA Women’s Basketball Olympic roster, CNN sports analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —USA Basketball’s roster for the women’s Olympic basketball team that will chase gold in Paris this summer will not include WNBA rookie sensation Caitlin Clark, according to CNN sports analyst Christine Brennan. The US women’s team will play an exhibition game against Germany in London on July 23 before their first game of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. The USA women’s 3x3 team features some of America’s younger talent. 3x3 basketball is being contested in just its second Olympic games, with the US winning the inaugural women’s gold medal in Tokyo in 2021. The USA women’s national team, consistently loaded with a surplus of talent, has won gold at seven straight Olympic Games dating back to 1996.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan, Brennan, ”, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, Griner, “, Cameron Brink, Hailey Van Lith, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick Organizations: CNN, USA, Olympic, WNBA, ” CNN, USA Basketball, Olympics, US, Germany, USA women’s Locations: Paris, Russia, London, Japan, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Tokyo

☆ Flavor Flav has a new calling as hype man to the US women’s water polo team
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Now, the clock-wearing musician has found a new and unlikely calling in the sports world, offering his services as hype man for the US women’s water polo team ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. That’s why I’m sponsoring this women’s water polo team. Steffens is a veteran of the US women's water polo team. How can we get water polo in more people’s mouths and in front of more people’s eyes as best as possible?”USA Water Polo membership almost doubled from 26,837 in 2008 to more than 50,000 in 2019, including increased participation at high school and college levels, according to USA Water Polo. However, she wants her legacy to be more than medals, records, and statistics, but making water polo “common knowledge” and “common language” among the general public.

Persons: Flav, Maggie Steffens, “, ” Steffens, Steffens, TMZ, Ronald Martinez, ”, “ It’s, you’re, I’ve, it’s, that’s, Sandy Hooper, doesn’t, ” Mark Conrad Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, CNN Sport, Hall of Fame, Water Polo, USA Water Polo, Olympics, US, Paris, USA, Reuters, International Olympic Committee, Games, Olympic Committees, US Olympic, Paralympic, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, Athletics, Los Angeles Games, Boxing Locations: Paris, Instagram, Long Beach , California, California

☆ Lily Yohannes, 16, scores on her international debut for the US women’s team
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It was an international debut to remember for 16-year-old soccer phenom Lily Yohannes, after the teenager scored in the US women’s team’s 3-0 win against South Korea on Tuesday. “It’s a dream come true, really,” Yohannes said in her post-match interview, after becoming the third-youngest player to score for the US women’s team. I’ve really pushed and wanted her in this squad.”US players celebrate together after Yohannes scored her debut goal. In November last year, at just 16, she became the youngest player to start a Women’s Champions League group stage game. The former Chelsea manager has now won her first two games in charge, which have both come against South Korea.

Persons: Lily Yohannes, “, ” Yohannes, I’m, Emma Hayes, ” Hayes, I’ve, Yohannes, Bailey Hillesheim, Crystal Dunn, Sophia Smith, Yohannes ’, Hayes Organizations: CNN, South, Dutch, Ajax, US, ESPN, Champions League, Taegeuk, Chelsea Locations: South Korea, Virginia, Netherlands, Europe

☆ Simone Biles leads after first day of Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships. Can she win yet another national title?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Issy Ronald | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Simone Biles is halfway to a record-extending ninth all-around national title after dominating the first day of the Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships and could complete the extraordinary achievement on Sunday. Suni Lee, the 2020 Olympic all-around champion, sits in fourth place overall while Jade Carey, the 2020 Olympic floor champion, is in eighth place. Simone Biles has already won eight national all-around titles. Brody Malone celebrates winning his national title. How to watch Biles competeThe second day of the women’s competition will take place on Sunday, from 6.45 p.m.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Biles, Cheng, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Simone Biles, Jerome Miron, Vitaly Scherbo’s, Brody Malone, I’ve, ” Malone, Malone, Frederick Richard, Peacock Organizations: CNN, USA, Sports, Reuters, Tokyo Games, Olympics, NBC, CNBC, YouTube Locations: American, Khoi

☆ Simone Biles enjoys impressive start at Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Issy Ronald | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Simone Biles’ quest for a record-extending ninth US Gymnastics Championship title began on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. Biles finished the night on the floor and scored a 15.200 to solidify her lead and enter Sunday with a great chance to win the title. Biles’ fellow all-around Olympic champion Suni Lee finished in fourth place Friday, while reigning Olympic floor champion Jade Carey finished in eighth place. All podium training sessions will be available to watch on FlipNow.tv – USA Gymnastics’ streaming service – while Peacock, NBC and CNBC will broadcast the main sessions. More viewing details are available on the USA Gymnastics website.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Biles, Cheng, Biles ’, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Simone Biles, Jim Cowsert, Brody Malone, Fred Richard, Maksim Kan, Peacock Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Olympic Games, NBC, CNBC, USA, YouTube, US Olympic, Paris Locations: Fort Worth , Texas

☆ Simone Biles steps up Olympic preparation at Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Simone Biles continues her journey to a third Olympic Games as she competes at this week’s Xfinity US Gymnastics Championships. All podium training sessions will be available to watch on FlipNow.tv – USA Gymnastics’ streaming service – while Peacock, NBC and CNBC will broadcast the main sessions. More viewing details are available on the USA Gymnastics website. Suni Lee competes in the balance beam at the Core Hydration Classic. She took the balance beam title at the Core Hydration Classic with a score of 14.600.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Lee, Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Gabby Douglas, Peacock, Charly Triballeau, Biles ’, Shilese Jones, Chiles Organizations: CNN, Games, Tokyo Games, Olympic, Paris Olympics, NBC, CNBC, USA, YouTube, Getty, Tokyo Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Paris, AFP

☆ Ex-Soccer Chief in Spain to Stand Trial on Sexual Assault Charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Rachel Chaundler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Luis Rubiales, Spain’s former soccer chief, will stand trial on a count of sexual assault for grabbing the head of Jennifer Hermoso, a star player, and forcibly kissing her on the mouth at the Women’s World Cup medal ceremony in August. The decision on Wednesday evening by Spain’s National Court came after a judge concluded in January that Mr. Rubiales should be held to account for the kiss, which the judge said “was nonconsensual” and within the bounds of the “intimacy of sexual relations.”Public prosecutors and Ms. Hermoso’s lawyers are seeking a total of two and a half years of prison time for Mr. Rubiales: one year for the sexual assault charge and an additional 18 months in connection with a coercion charge. Mr. Rubiales is accused of pressuring Ms. Hermoso to show support for him after the kiss. Three other former soccer officials, including Jorge Vilda, the former women’s team’s coach, are also accused of coercion. They could each face 18 months in prison.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, “, Ms, Hermoso, Jorge Vilda Organizations: Spain’s National, ” Public

☆ Caitlin Clark will reportedly sign a sneaker deal with Nike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Caitlin Clark is reportedly set to wear her own signature Nike sneaker in the WNBA. Now she’s set to sign an eight-year deal worth up to $28 million with Nike, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Athletic has reported that Clark’s deal includes a signature Nike shoe. CNN has not independently confirmed a deal between Clark and Nike. Nearly all major stars in the NBA have sneaker deals, including James, Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic with Nike and Stephen Curry with Under Armour.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, LeBron James, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, James, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Brian Nagel, Sabrina Ionescu, ” Brian Nagel Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nike, WNBA, Wall Street, CNN, State Farm, Gatorade, Panini, NBA, Oppenheimer, New York Liberty Locations: New York

☆ Opinion: Caitlin Clark is still the GOAT, but she’s not the only one
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

This year’s women’s tournament just kept getting better with every turn. That intensity is proof positive that women’s basketball has exploded. The valuation of the college game, too, is on a meteoric rise. Caitlin Clark talks with the media after Iowa's loss to South Carolina in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship on April 7. “I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport… she carried a heavy load,” Staley said.

Persons: Amy Bass, Read, CNN —, Georgeann Wells, Ashlyn Watkins, Rodney Bedsole, Caitlin Clark, There’s, Tara VanDerveer’s, Geno Auriemma, Rebecca Lobo, Renee Montgomery, Kerry Bascom, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Dawn Staley, Pat Summit’s Lady, Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, Staley, It’s, Aaliyah Edwards, Cardoso, Paige Bueckers, Watkins, Angel Reese, We’ve, Reese, Stewart, Taylor Swift, –, ’, Clark pandemonium –, Jason Sudeikis, Steph Chambers, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Tessa Johnson, ” Staley, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson, Edwards, “, Serena Williams, ” Reese, ” Kamilla Cardoso, Gregory Shamus Organizations: Manhattanville College, CNN, University of Charleston, Iowa, NCAA, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, Nykesha, CBS, Pat Summit’s Lady Vols, Tennessee, Auriemma’s Huskies, Gamecocks, US Women’s National, WNBA, Seattle, LSU, UConn, MLB, NHL, MLS, ESPN, Getty, North, Vogue, South Carolina Gamecocks, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, Fever, Mobile, South Carolina Locations: West Virginia, South, Stanford, South Carolina, Iowa, North America

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